13 Bad Bedtime Habits That Deprive You of Beauty Sleep

A good night's sleep doesn't just boost your mood—it also improves your looks. Yet only 25 percent of Americans get the recommended eight hours per night. We compiled the most common mistakes, so you can learn how to get the most—and the best—rest possible.

Watching TV before bed

You may not feel that active when you're being a couch potato or surfing the Web in the hour before bed, but the fake light from your screen tricks your mind into thinking it's not time to sleep yet. Funnily enough, the only stimulating thing doctors do recommend before bed is sex—though it's arousing, it ultimately makes most people tired.